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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources